Municipal Accommodation Tax Collection - Harmari Short Term Rental Compliance

Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Collection

Ontario allows municipalities to impose a Municipal Accommodations Tax of up to 4% on guest stays at Hotels, Motels, Inns and Short Term Rentals. These taxes help fund tourism and promotes your municipality as a vibrant and attractive destination for tourists. This is especially important during the challenges of the pandemic, as domestic travel is preferred while border restrictions are in place. However, spending time managing and reconciling cheque payments or handling payment information manually has put extra administrative strain on staff that are already challenged with a difficult workload. Furthermore, there is the problem of auditing what the operators provide to you, as there may be discrepancies for whom a professional CPA can assist. You need a dependable, fast and convenient method for the entire hospitality industry (both traditional lodging and short term rental) to self-report and remit these MAT Taxes to you.